Birmingham’s news is that Ben Stokes has won the raffle and decided to play first. This match marks the second test of the India of the five -game series in England. During the launch of La Moneda, Shubman Gill mentioned some hard changes made in the XI game for India. Just after his debut test in Headingley, the batter number 3, Sai Sudharsan, has been retired for the next game in Edgbaston.

Previously, India lost the first test when England pursued 371 on the last day in Leeds. After Cheteshwar, Pujara gave Sudharsan his inaugural test cap, Chennai’s batter was out for a duck in the first tickets. He followed him with 30 races in the second tickets.

Why don’t Sudharsan play in Eng vs Ind 2nd Test?

The first test in Headingley was disappointing for the new pattern, Shubman Gill. The team was aimed at taking 20 Wickts to win an advantage in the test series. But they failed miserably due to the weak alignment of bowling. To add to the effectiveness of bowling players, as well as add depth at the end of the tail, management has introduced three main changes for the Birmingham test.

During the launch of the currency, the captain said: “Three changes: Reddy, Washi and Akash Deep enter. Without Bumrah. Just to manage their workload.”

Jasprit Bumrah has lost this test, and Akash Deep has replaced the AS PACER. On the other hand, the new changes are the inclusion of Niten Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar instead of Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur, respectively.

Playing XI for England and India

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (W), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

India (Playing XI): Yashavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Nithish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadja, Washington Suandar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Sirj, Prasidhhahap Krishna.

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